urge
(redirected from urging)

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

urge someone along

to encourage someone to continue or go faster. We urged them along with much encouragement. They won't do well, but we urged them along anyway.

See also: forward

urge someone to do something

to try to get someone to do something. I urge you to give skiing a try. Ken urged Lily to finish her dinner.

urge something (up)on someone

to try to get someone to take something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Arnold urged the new policy on the employees. He urged restraint upon them.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Idioms browser	?		Full browser	?
upper upper crust upper hand upright uproar uproot uproot from uproot from some place ups and downs upset upset plans upset the apple cart upset the applecart upshot of upside upside-down upstairs uptake upward urban legend urge urge along urge forward urge on urge to do urging use use a sledgehammer to crack a nut use as use as an excuse use before use by use every trick in the book use for use foul language use head Use loaf use over use some elbow grease use strong language use the bathroom use up use with use your head for more than a hatrack used used to used to do user friendly usher usher in usher into some place			Urgent Roads Rehabilitation Programme urgent surgery Urgent Target Change Urgent Target Vessel Revascularization Urgent Universal Needs Statements Urgent Weather SIGMET Urgentch urgently urgently Urgently Required Materials Urger Urger urgere urgere urgere urgere urgers urgers urges urges urges urges on urges on URGI URGI Urginea Urginea Urginea maritima Urginea maritima Urginea maritima urging urging by force urging by moral constraint urging by physical constraint urging on urging on URGITMA URGM Urgo URGP URGQ URGS Urguchan Urgut URGWDB URGWOM URH URHA URHC URHCS Urheberrechtsabgabe Urheberrechtsgesetz Urheimat UrhG URHIC urhidrosis

Idioms and phrases

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

urge (redirected from urging)

urge
(redirected from urging)